Seeing the size of the box before purchasing, how did you expect the Replica to be any bigger than it is? 
 
Sounds like an idiotic mistake you made blamed on the part of others (EA).    

"  Seeing the size of the box before purchasing, how did you expect the Replica to be any bigger than it is?  Sounds like an idiotic mistake you made blamed on the part of others (EA).     "

Forza Motorsport 3 gave you a keychain and a 2GB USB flash drive. Both of which cost about $3 and $6 at a store, respectively.
 
Couple that with how they don't even give you a signature Xbox 360 game case, instead replacing it with a generic black DVD case.

Name one collector's edition that is not terrible.

" Name one collector's edition that is not terrible. "

hahaha what a piece of shit! lol......nah it just sucks that it looks so shitty 

Wow. That is kind of embarrassing. Then again, all premium collector's editions are usually pretty awful and make you feel like a terrible person for having spent money on all this worthless swag in addition to your hopefully awesome $59.99 video game. 
 
Although, I still totally use my Fallout 3 lunchbox from time to time (makes for good conversation once in a while) and I have the Vault-Boy bobblehead as well as the miniscule RE5 Chris Redfield figurine on my nightstand. But I've learned from my mistakes: Only get collector's editions if they are "free upgrades". Like Dragon Age 2.

Eh the RE5 and Resistance 2 CEs I bought (like an idiot) I feel were a waste. The only other i've purchased was Fallout 3 CE for PS3 and i ended up selling it cause I hated the game on PS3. The only one i've wanted since these purchases was the LBP2 one and that was for the book ends, but Jeff said they were kinda poorly made and I  decided against it. Maybe if/when I can find it as a price drop on Amazon or something i'll consider it.

" Name one collector's edition that is not terrible. "

" @kingzetta said:

" Name one collector's edition that is not terrible. "

Alan Wake, Halo: Reach, and Fallout 3.  Next! "

" Name one collector's edition that is not terrible. "

Nobody said it was gonna be a Life Sized Plasma Cutter. 
You people just made that assumption because some random website told you it was life sized. 
 
Next time people should try either listening to EA or Visceral Games. 
At least that's what I do.  
 
Also, Bishock 2 had a kickass "Limited" Collectors Edition-thingy with the LP and all that other stuff in it.  
Halo Reach with the kickass Journal. Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood.  

" Nobody said it was gonna be a Life Sized Plasma Cutter. You people just made that assumption because some random website told you it was life sized.  Next time people should try either listening to EA or Visceral Games. At least that's what I do.   Also, Bishock 2 had a kickass "Limited" Collectors Edition-thingy with the LP and all that other stuff in it.  Halo Reach with the kickass Journal. Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood.   "

OK, i am making a stand... 
 
These companies are artificially jacking up the price by selling collectors editions but they all suck. 
 
I am NEVER buying a collectors edition again. 
 
There i said it.

goddamn it. why is this cutter required AAA battery? I have only AA rechargeable ones for my mouse, keyboard.  

Here I was disappointed about the fact that we Europeans did not get the plasma cutter with the ps3 edition of the game.
Man it really does look like a happy meal toy.

it's not worst. when I bought mass effect 2 collector's edition, there were no soundtrack, no gun or no figure. well, it was only $59.99 at that time. but it was collector's edition I was expected little more than standard version. DS 2 CE is much better than ME 2 one. 

Worst? No. The european CE of LBP2 took the price for that one 2011. (i.e You americans got a sackboy doll and bookshelves as well as a ton of DLC. We europeans got half the DLC, and they charged MORE than the american CE for it.)

" Worst? No. The european CE of LBP2 took the price for that one 2011. (i.e You americans got a sackboy doll and bookshelves as well as a ton of DLC. We europeans got half the DLC, and they charged MORE than the american CE for it.) "

That Plasma Cutter is pathetic, sorry duder. I just went with the limited edition myself.

I only buy LE/CE if it's on sale. I payed roughly 40$ for ME2 LCE.

No, sorry, the Half Life 2 Collectors edition was still worse. You only got a black T shirt with that and all it had on it was the Black Mesa Logo. I mean, I loved the shirt so much its now a rag, but still... that was pretty weak as Collector's Editions go.

THAT SHIT IS WACK SON

Yo, people in space are just really really small..

Wooooow, that's weak. I don't even buy collectors editions anymore, but I seem to recall 20 extra dollars getting you a lot more than a plastic happy meal toy and a soundtrack in a paper sleeve.

It's like that tiny gun from Men in Black.
 
Just shoot something with it, you'll see.

Wow, at least the Plasma Cutter can be considered dangerous, it has the ability to make people cringe at 20 paces. 
 
I'm not a fan of limited editions but Dead Space is one game I could see where a lot of cool stuff can be devised around it, shame really.

Now I get why my friend said it was ass...

" it's not worst. when I bought mass effect 2 collector's edition, there were no soundtrack, no gun or no figure. well, it was only $59.99 at that time. but it was collector's edition I was expected little more than standard version. DS 2 CE is much better than ME 2 one.  "

Why oh why did i get suckered in to buy this. I didn't get my hopes up on the plasma cutter,but still it's ridicilous. There's really nothing interesting in the box. If your going to skimp on the content you better make the remaining one properly, even the box is just a cardboard box with a normal DVD-case inside and it doesn't even hold disc 2 wich has a pathetic sleeve.
 
Guess the blame is on me, because i practically bought this blind just because of my love of Dead Space.

I'm happy with my shiny :3

as soon as the box it arrived in i was like what this cant be dead space the box is too small (ordered online).  then i open it and see this crap?  i thought i was gonna get a life size replica plasma cutter.  garbage!

I was pretty disappointed with with the plasma cutter's size at first, but got over it. Now it's just sitting to the side of my TV, and it looks nice enough at a distance.

the plasma cutter 'replica' is god awful
 
its like a mac donalds happy meal toy
 
correction
 
an OVERPRICED mac donalds happy meal toy